#rhs loan

[kentuckybats]

2024 Kentucky USDA Loan Income Limits for Kentucky Counties  Kentucky USDA loan income limits vary by location and household size 

How to Qualify for a USDA Home Loan in Kentucky

[ciaomarie]

Part 1: What then?

Some seemingly innocent, but truly mind-altering information is shared in a staff meeting.

Short fan fic. Low-key Sydcarmy/The Bear fluff. Post-season 2. Canon-compliant.

Location: The Bear

Time: 10:05 a.m.

The restaurant had closed lunch service on a Tuesday for a "Development Day". The Bear had been open for 5 months and had a 2 month wait list! After Family and Friends when they had all banded together the Bear crew had gotten tighter than ever. Carmen had been a outsider in his own restaurant for a couple weeks, but soon the dust settled. Even Sydney came around after 3 weeks of his patient groveling. The duo was good and soon The Bear had become one of Chicago Tribune's "Best New Restaurants." However, with success The Bear was changing fast. They had hired more full-time front and kitchen staff, which was great. The downside was that "respectful communication" and "customer complaint management" was waning a little. Things were not terrible, but Richie for whom Ever set the bar in hospitality, The Bear should always be improving, not sliding backwards. Natalie, Carmen and Sydney agreed. They also wanted to discuss new menu changes and a to-go system they would be testing soon.

"Okay, people! Let's get started" Natalie said beckoning everyone to take a seat at the front of house.

Richie stood next her "casually dressed" in a button down blue dress shirt and dark grey slacks.

He began, "As you know The Bear is on track to paying off the loan and we're the freakin' toast of the town right now, but this is not the time to take a nap. We gotta keep our eyes on the prize. So first, up facial regulation as known as RBF awareness."

Natalie tapped his shoulder and whispered, "Richie, I love your enthusiasm, but I thought we might start with an ice breaker?"

He shrugged and continued, "But Nat, has a ice breaker. Take it away".

Natalie resumed.

"So, first we want to thank each of you for being part of this dream and making it fun, rewarding, and successful. As you know The Bear is a family business and since there's new faces here we'd like to get to know you better and vice versa. We'll start with a quick round of "Best and Worst". Just pick a question out of the cup and answer it. Please keep your answers to 2 minutes."

The first question went to Randall, a young man in his early 20's with dark curly hair and thick glasses that frequently fogged in the humid kitchen. He was the new assistant pastry chef.

"What was the best place I ever lived? Hm…Guam. My dad, Army, was stationed on the base and I lived there from age 9-11. I had like 12 friends just on my block and we were always playing soccer, swimming, or riding our bikes. It was awesome."

"Thanks Randall!" Natalie chirped.

The next went to Tina.

"Ok…what is worst advice I've ever been given? Keep your head down and do what you know. That's the advice I used to give myself. Thankfully I didn't listen because now I'm a sous chef!"

Sydney who was sitting near the front between Gary and Carmy, beamed at Tina who returned the smile with a little moisture in her eyes.

The next question went to Marcus.

"Best moment in the last year? It was training at Noma, in Copenhagen. It was my first international trip. I got to stay in a houseboat, explore the city, meet cool people, and figure out that I wanted to do this maybe forever."

The last several months had been really hard due to Marcus's mom's passing. He had returned to work after a week of mourning citing that he knew she wouldn't want him to sit at home now that she was no longer sick. Despite that he was getting better every day and had come up with several new popular dessert specials. Tina was seated next to him and patted his arm.

The next few questions went to new dishwasher, Chris, Fak, and then Gary.

Sydney drew the next question and winced upon reading it. It wouldn't be possible to lie because Marcus already knew the truth.

"What was my best meal ever? Well…it was this pork confit with onions and rhubarb. Then after I had this dish called Milk and Honey."

She kept her eyes plastered on the tiny strip of paper while she spoke. In her peripheral field she could see Carm turning slightly towards her, his cornflower blue eyes boring two holes into the side of her head.

"Sounds grand. Ok, Carmy pick a question" Richie ordered wanting to get down to business by 10:30am.

Carmy didn't seem to hear him. He was on another planet.

"Yo cuz, pick a question!"

He startled and drew a question.

"Uh ok. Best part of my day? Hmmm. Closing up."

It was now Sydney's soul's turn to exit her body. Every night, with few exceptions, she and Carmy ended the night in his office to debrief on the day, perform last checks, and close together.

After a moment she felt his eyes still glancing at her. Without turning she whispered, "Later." The last thing she needed was to look at him, and forget how much time was passing, giving Richie yet another reason to tease them. Not long ago he gave them matching copies of a workplace relationship etiquette tip sheet stapled to an OSHA industrial hygiene handout before leaving them to close.

She sighed, trying to compose herself. It was no big deal. So what that Carm knew he was responsible for the best thing she ever ate? Also, they're partner-friends so it's totally normal that his favorite time of day when is they are together…alone. Right?

UH OH.

[elen-benfelen]

welsh remus guide pt.3

Third Lesson

Right then, lads. It’s alphabet time.

Often, when looking at Welsh place names, it can seem confusing and overwhelming for anyone who is unfamiliar with Welsh. Sometimes, the confusion comes from not realising that the names are in Welsh. 

Visually, we use the Latin alphabet and so it’s easy to make the assumption that the Welsh alphabet is exactly the same as the English. 

It is not, my dudes. 

To begin with, the following letters do not exist:

K, Q, V, X, Z

Secondly, these are the vowels:

A, E, I, O, U, W, Y 

(Occasionally H is also a vowel but I couldn’t tell you when or why??? I usually go off of vibes) 

Next, are the double letters. They count to us as single letters and each make a unique sound:

CH, DD, FF, NG, LL, PH, RH, TH

NG as in thiNG

PH as in PHil

FF as in Fun

RH as in RHiannon

TH as in THat

Now comes the uh, more complicated sounds. 

For those familiar with German words such as Nacht or the name Brecht, the Welsh CH is that same sound.

CH as in naCHt

DD is like a harder TH sound. It is NOT a D sound. 

LL sounds like hissing. I genuinely don’t know how else to explain this. It straight up does not exist in majority of languages but there are some out there with the same sound (sometimes shown with a different letter). 

To hear it and learn more here’s a better explanation.

This is a really fun video on the different accents but someone mentions the town Llanelli so it’s also a good example of the LL sound. 

And so in full we have:

A. B. C. CH. D. DD. E. F. FF. 

G. NG. H. I. J. L. LL. M. N. O. 

P. PH. R. RH. S. T. TH. U. W. Y. 

There’s no K because the C is always a hard C sound.

There’s no V because a single F is always a hard V sound. 

J is a modern addition to help us with new modern words we’ve loaned from English. Such as Joke becoming Jôc. 

G is always a hard guttural G sound. 

Despite misconceptions, Welsh is actually vowel heavy and we tend to stretch vowels. If a letter has a little roof on it, like “ô” or “ŵ” then it’s an extended/longer sound. 

This means, when speaking English, our vowels are more likely to be elongated. 

Similar to the “r” in Spanish, the Welsh “r” is rolled and therefore many will still roll their Rs when speaking English. 

For a reason I have yet to discover, despite H being perfectly clear and pronounced when speaking in Welsh, when we speak English, a lot of areas have a habit of dropping the H sound. 

“Here” becomes “Ere” or “Yere” 

I am guilty of this. Why do I do this? I genuinely can’t tell you. 

For the reasons above, the following words sound stupidly similar to each other:

Ear

Year

Here

Hear 

As with any language, understanding the basic sounds helps you understand the core of the accent. 

In terms of character dynamics, I would take note that the “CH” and “LL” sounds along with our supposed “lack of vowels” is usually what the language is mocked for. Usually by English folk but other folks, including non-Welsh speaking Welsh folks are perfectly guilty of this mocking. 

Fun fact: I didn’t realise W and Y weren’t vowels in the English language when I was a small child. So I really didn’t get why they thought there wasn’t any vowels in our place names. 

Another thing to note is that the Welsh language and accents are very up and down. It’s not usually flat or monotone. A lot of people also describe them as melodic. Sing-songy even.

Colourful alphabet video with BSL

Shorter alphabet video 

Note: I am not the collective consciousness of every Welsh person. My experience is not universal - especially when it comes to North Walian things. This is just meant to serve as a general guide. Hope this helps and good luck with your writing!

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[anonymoushouseplantfan]

A few days ago there was an insteresting briefing that Meghan leaked. It talked about how she’s stressed and that Harry isn’t helping. It also talked how the their debt is making the stress worse, I’m wondering if the debt think is true?

It is.

They have a $9m mortgage on the house, likely at an adjustable rate so that monthly payment probably doubled in the last year.

They have $2-3m in security costs.

They probably spend around the same amount of money on publicity and staff. Then there’s another chunk spent on legal expenses. Meghan is not getting freebies like she used to, so she has clothing and maintenance expenses.

Their overhead is insane. The charities cover some of it (including that 10m chunk Archewell received) and they got advances from Netflix, Spotify, and RH, but that money wasn’t received right away and it has to be spent on the projects themselves.

So they must have been covering living expenses with loans, probably short-term loans at low rates since the lenders would expect to be paid when the projects were completed.

But the projects were either not completed or not as profitable as expected. That means they can’t pay the loans back and now they have to refinance at higher interest rates. In finance this is known as a death spiral.

That’s why they are hawking cheap water and calming patches. That’s why Harry’s plan is to go to Africa. They need the money.

[sweetdreamsbuck]

The last few months have been so awful :( I have been in and out of the hospital and doctors more than I ever have in my life. I just keep putting my paychecks towards medical bills and my loans. I am miserable and in so much pain and nothing is helping. test after test after test and I'm just feeling so defeated and only getting worse and worse. They keep fucking up my medication and some of the doctors and specialists I have had to see are now gaslighting me in different ways– the last was telling me it's my fault that I have been without my medicine for 3 days now that has severe side effects if I am without it because I never picked it up from the pharmacy. the pharmacy has been waiting and waiting for my doctor's approval to refill the prescription for two weeks and I just can't believe my doctor would lie to me about something so severe.

I decided to call out sick for my birthday because of how much pain having to push through working is everyday but I am just alone and exhausted and under a huge pile of heating pads and blankets. I would kill for a big soft strong man to wrap me in his arms and help take all the pain away and show me how important I am to him 🥺 i'm so tired. and i'm hurting and lonely my life is passing me by

I have been reading a RH romance on kindle unlimited called "Cherished" and have been sobbing the entire way through because I just feel like it's my life story and I will never have the love and devotion that the fmc finally finds

[chiefhuntingbear-is-a-shaman]

In 1540 the conquistador Hernando De Soto slaughtered most of the Caddo tribe he found in Oklahoma but some of them survive on a reservation including Chief Sivermoon's grandson the philanthropist John T. Moss pictured holding his book 'The Millionaire Loan Officer' who talks with me about the history and politics of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and how his experiences are different from us full-bloods who are Rh-negative . He's outraged that we Terrapin tribespeople are subjected to a lifetime of misery as unwilling test subjects.

Contrast him with Michell Hicks principal chief of the made up Eastern Band Cherokees pictured wearing a medallion over his dress shirt whose tribespeople are goons with only 1/16th Quantum paid by the Armenian Mafia to operate ultrasound and microwave frequency devices to breakdown our personalities and physical health so that we can be forcibly hospitalized, tortured, humiliated, extorted and vivisected .

[mortgagessolutionz]

Understanding Home Mortgages: Your Key to Building Your Dream Home

Building a new home is an exciting journey filled with possibilities, and securing the right home mortgage is essential to bring your vision to life. At Mortgage Solutionz, we're here to guide you through the process of obtaining a home mortgage tailored to your unique needs and aspirations. In this blog post, we'll explore everything you need to know about home mortgages, from understanding the different types to navigating the application process with confidence.

What is a Home Mortgage?

A home mortgage, also known as a home loan or mortgage loan, is a financial instrument that allows individuals to purchase a home by borrowing money from a lender. The borrower agrees to repay the loan amount plus interest over a specified period, typically ranging from 15 to 30 years. The home itself serves as collateral for the loan, meaning that if the borrower fails to make payments, the lender has the right to foreclose on the property.

Types of Home Mortgages:

Fixed-Rate Mortgages: With a fixed-rate mortgage, the interest rate remains constant throughout the life of the loan, providing stability and predictability in monthly payments. This type of mortgage is ideal for those who prefer consistency and want to lock in a steady interest rate.

Variable-Rate Mortgages: Variable-rate mortgages, also known as adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), have interest rates that can fluctuate over time based on market conditions. Initial interest rates are typically lower than those of fixed-rate mortgages but can adjust periodically, potentially leading to higher payments in the future.

Construction Loans: Construction loans are specifically designed to finance the construction of a new home. They typically have short-term terms and require interest-only payments during the construction phase, with the loan converting to a traditional mortgage once the home is completed.

Government-Backed Mortgages: These mortgages are insured or guaranteed by government entities such as the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or the Rural Housing Service (RHS). They often have more lenient eligibility requirements and lower down payment options, making homeownership more accessible for certain borrowers.

Steps to Obtaining a Home Mortgage:

Assess Your Finances: Evaluate your financial situation, including your income, expenses, credit score, and debt-to-income ratio, to determine how much you can afford to borrow and repay.

Research Lenders: Shop around and compare mortgage rates, terms, and fees from different lenders to find the best fit for your needs. Consider factors such as reputation, customer service, and flexibility.

Get Preapproved: Obtain preapproval from your chosen lender to demonstrate your financial credibility and show sellers that you're a serious and qualified buyer.

Submit an Application: Complete a mortgage application with your lender, providing detailed information about your finances, employment history, and the property you wish to purchase.

Underwriting and Approval: The lender will review your application, verify your financial information, and assess the risk of lending to you. If approved, you'll receive a loan commitment letter outlining the terms of the mortgage.

Closing: Sign the necessary paperwork, pay closing costs, and finalize the mortgage transaction. Once completed, you'll officially become the owner of your new home.

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[beyondthetemples-ooc]

Upon reflection I've concluded that we've all been too harsh on Jod. Why don't you try writing a grant application before you throw stones.

(This is going to sound Bitter, because I'm really fucking bitter about this. But I'm not mad/annoyed at you, just to be clear!)

I already saw that post and I didn't reblog it because Jod gets no sympathy from me.

I probably wrote more essay applications in three months desperately trying to get scholarships for college than he wrote grant applications in a year.

My household family was poor-poor. I did everything you're supposed to do in school, getting good grades, scoring high on the SAT and VERY high on the ACT, I was in four AP classes (scoring full 5's on the tests) and honors classes in everything my school system didn't offer as AP, doing extracurriculars to the point where in my senior year I was in not one, not two, but five clubs including Key Club and Student Leadership Council, I organized charity drives and planned at least two activities for the Leadership Council, I was petitioned by my local Rotary Club, I was accepted into the People-to-People program at age 18.

And I still didn't win a single scholarship. I spent an average of 15 hours a week filling out applications to colleges' financial aid and both local and national grant programs. For four years straight. Four years! The only reason I was able to go to college at all was the Pell Grant and a local community college accessible by bus route.

So you want to talk to me about filling out applications, I can talk you into the ground.

No. Fucking. Sympathy.

[superkentuckyblr]

(via Kentucky USDA Increased Income Limits for 2019)

[kentuckybats]

Best mortgage rates in Kentucky for FHA, VA, USDA and Conventional Home Loans

How to get the best mortgage rate in Kentucky   Your credit score plays a significant role in determining the interest rate you qualify for. Lenders use credit scores to assess your creditworthiness and the risk associated with lending to you. Generally, the higher your credit score, the lower the interest rate you can secure. Here’s how different credit score ranges typically impact mortgage…

[aquariumsoap]

I don’t really have anyone to tell about this, but I’m so close to paying off an over 6k tuition debt that’s been hanging over my head for two years…I’ve had some help from family but most of it has been paid by me…I only have $400 left. I could potentially be free of this debt before I turn 21 at the end of the month. Then I can finally view my transcript for my last semester. Then I can go back to school. Then I can actually start doing something with my life that would maybe make me happy instead of working in a retail job that is actively making me miserable. I’m so excited!!!

[spite-and-waffles]

[Transcript:

Bill (Professional Henchman), wearing a black medical face mask, standing guard against a door: *to himself* "God I hate morning patrols. At least when I'm not on night patrol I'm not getting hit by Batman....Although I do have to wake up early so I might actually prefer getting hit by Batman."

Random Henchman (face exposed): *comes down the stairs* "Hey, man, Boss just called and said I'm gonna be guarding the door with you tonight."

Bill: "Sounds good. Whoa hey- where...where's your mask, man?"

Random Henchman: "Ex..excuse me?"

Bill: "Last time I checked we're still in the middle of a fucking pandemic, man. There's a mask mandate. Where's your fuckin' mask?"

RH: "Are you kidding?? Who fucking cares if there's a mask mandate, man. We're villains! We're henchmen, we're evil - we break the law all the time! It's literally our job!

Bill: "We're villains and we break the law, but we're not fuckin stupid. We still listen to science."

RH: "Maybe you do."

Bill: "What the actual fuck are you talk- we're working for a super scientist right now! That is Mr. Freeze in there!"

RH: "Don't be so fuckin' paranoid."

Bill: *closes eyes* "Tell me that a henchman in Gotham City did not just tell me to not be paranoid!!"

RH: "Fuckin' whatever. Still not wearing a mask, dude."

Bill: "Yes, the fuck you are! Or Imma report your ass to the Goonion!"

RH: "Fucking come on! Seriously, dude?"

Bill: "Absolutely! I am more concerned about my and everyone else's safety than your fuckin' friendship. Go put on a mask or you're getting reported, asshole."

RH: *glare*

Bill: *pointed look*

RH: "Fine. Fuck." *turns around* "God, you're a prick."

Bill: *calls after him sarcastically* "I'm sorry for caring about the people around me, you fucking heartless asshole!"

Bill: *mutters indistinctly to himself* "...don't even like wearing these things...get this shit over with..."

*waits*

Bill: *muttering again* "...fuckin' vaccinated, Jesus...for christ's sake..."

...

Bill: "...he go buy one from the 7/11? Where the fuck is he?"

RH: *coming back down* "I got a mask you fuckin' asshole."

Bill: "It's about fuckin ti...ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??"

RH: *wearing a Cobra Commander full face helmet* "What? You said a mask! This is a mask!"

Bill: "You know good and goddamn well I meant a face mask!"

RH: "Sor-ry, but I don't carry medical grade face masks everywhere that I go!"

Bill: "Yeah, because the Cobra Commander helmet is so much more reasonable than having a- why do you have that?"

RH: "I'm a hench for hire okay? The Goonion sends me wherever I need to go and the last place I went was goddamn Cobra headquarters in Springfield!"

Bill: "That's from a another villain's henchman? That's even more reason you can't fucking wear it!"

RH: "D'you want me to wear a fucking mask or not??"

Bill: "I will just loan you a mask! Just take the helmet off!"

RH: "You mean you made me go through all this and you could have just loaned me a mask this entire fuckin time?"

Bill: "You're on year two of this motherfucker! Everyone has a mask! I did not think I was going to need to get you one or you were going to wear a fucking Cobra helmet! Take it off!"

RH: "Fine! Fuck. Goddamn it." *moves to take it off*

Bill: *mutters in disbelief* "Un-fucking-believable."

RH: *struggles with helmet, grunting*

Bill: *eyeroll* "What fuckin' now?"

RH: *muffled* "It's stuck."

Bill: "What."

RH: *frustrated groan* "It's fucking stuck, okay?"

Bill: *shakes head in disbelief* "How did you make it out of training?"

RH: *more frustrated groaning* "Are you gonna fucking help or not?"

Bill: "Fuck. Here." *pulls down helmet and feels around it* "There's a latch in the back."

RH: *grunt of approval* "There you go. Think you got it."

Bill: *stands back* "Alright. There. Jeez-"

RH: *pulls off helmet to reveal Red Hood helmet underneath* "Awesome. Thank you."

Bill: "Fuck!!!" *stumbles back and runs*

Red Hood: *to himself* "Nice to know they're at least staying safe. Welp." *cocks gun* "Time to fix that."]

[johnbrace]

Cabinet (Liverpool City Council) 4th December 2020

[greekroyalfamily]

Vladimir Diamond Fringe Tiara

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HI&RH Princess Eleni of Greece and Denmark Grand Duchess of Russia the only daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin known as Maria Pavlovna the Elder who married Prince Nicholas of Greece and was the mother of Olga Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Elisabeth, Countess of Törring-Jettenbach.

The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was a wedding gift to Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin when she married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia in 1874. Diamond Fringe Tiaras mimicked the shape of the traditional Russian Kokoshnik headdress, and were found in the jewellery box of most Romanov ladies.

The Grand Duchess Vladimir wore the Tiara in a more conventional manner as well as an inventive sunburst.

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In 1902, Grand Duchess Vladimir gave the Fringe Tiara to her only daughter Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna when she Prince Nicholas of Greece, who also received ‘a diamond tiare russe of the type given to all grand-duchesses, which could also be worn as a necklace’ as a wedding gift from the Tsar and a Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara from her mother. Princess Nicholas wore the Tiara in a portrait in 1910.

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The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was worn by Princess Nicholas’ youngest daughter, Princess Elisabeth of Greece, when she married Count Carl Theodor of Törring-Jettenbach in 1934.

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Just a few months later, Eleni loaned the tiara to her elder daughter Princess Marina when she married Prince George, Duke of Kent, who also received a Fringe Tiara from the City of London as a wedding gift.

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The Fringe had already been worn by the eldest daughter, Princess Olga, at the Wedding of Prince Philipp of Hesse and Princess Mafalda of Savoy in 1925.

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However the Vladimir Fringe Tiara remained with Princess Eleni , who wore it for glittering events in Greece, hanging on to it throughout frequent exiles, and abroad as she remained an active member of the Greek Royal Family up until her death in 1957.

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The Vladimir Fringe Tiara was inherited by her granddaughter Countess Helene of Törring-Jettenbach, who had worn it the previous year for her wedding to Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg-Lorraine.

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Archduchess Helen wore the Tiara for numerous occasions from the 1950s up to the present day.

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In 1990, Archduchess Helene’s daughter, Archduchess Sophie of Habsburg-Lorraine, wore the Vladimir Fringe Tiara for her Wedding to Prince Mariano-Hugo von Windisch-Grätz in Salzburg.

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More recently, the Vladimir Fringe Tiara was worn by Sara Maya al-Askari for her Wedding to Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg-Lorraine in Rome in 2005.

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It remains with Archduchess Helene, and as her grandchildren reach marriageable age, it won’t be long till we see the Vladimir Fringe again.

Vladimir Diamond Fringe Tiara

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Η Α&ΒΥ Πριγκίπισσα Ελένη της Ελλάδας και Δανίας Μεγάλη Δούκισσα της Ρωσίας, ηταν η μοναχοκόρη του Μεγάλου Δούκα Βλαντιμίρ Αλεξάντροβιτς της Ρωσίας και της ��ούκισσας Μαρίας του Μεκλεμβούργου-Σβέριν, γνωστή ως Μαρία Παβλόβνα η Πρεσβυτέρα, παντρεύτηκε Την ΑΒΥ Πρίγκιπα Νικόλαο της Ελλάδας και Δανιας και ήταν μητέρα της Όλγας Πριγκίπισσας Παύλου της Γιουγκοσλαβίας , της πριγκίπισσαΣ Μαρίνα, δούκισσας του Κεντ και η πριγκίπισσα Ελισάβετ, κόμισσα του Törring-Jettenbach.

Η τιάρα Vladimir Fringe ήταν ένα γαμήλιο δώρο στη Δούκισσα Μαρία του Mecklenburg-Schwerin όταν παντρεύτηκε τον μεγάλο δούκα Vladimir Alexandrovich της Ρωσίας το 1874. Οι Τιάρες Diamond Fringe μιμούνταν το σχήμα της παραδοσιακού ρωσικού Kοκοσνικ και βρησκοταν στη κοσμηματοθήκη των περισσότερων Κυριών της οικογένειας των Ρομανόφ

Η Μεγάλη Δούκισσα Βλαντιμίρ φόρεσε την τιάρα με πιο συμβατικό τρόπο, καθώς και μια ευρηματική μετατροπη σε έναν διαμάντιενιο ήλιο

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Το 1902, η Μεγάλη Δούκισσα Βλαντιμίρ έδωσε τη Fringe Tiara στη μοναχοκόρη της, Μεγάλη Δούκισσα Έλενα Βλαντιμίροβνα, όταν εκείνη παντρεύτηκε τον Πρίγκιπα Νικόλαο της Ελλάδας έλαβε και ένα διαμαντένιο tiare russe του τύπου που δόθηκε σε όλες τις μεγάλες δούκισσες, το οποίο μπορούσε επίσης να φορεθεί ως κολιέ» ως γαμήλιο δώρο από τον Τσάρο και ένα Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara από τη μητέρα της. Η πριγκίπισσα Νικόλαου φόρεσε την Τιάρα σε ένα πορτρέτο το 1910.

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Την Vladimir Fringe Tiara φορούσε η μικρότερη κόρη της πριγκίπισσας Νικολάου, η πριγκίπισσα Ελισάβετ της Ελλάδας, όταν παντρεύτηκε τον κόμη Carl Theodor του Törring-Jettenbach το 1934.

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Μόλις λίγους μήνες αργότερα, η Ελένη δάνεισε την τιάρα στη μεγάλη της κόρη, πριγκίπισσα Μαρίνα, όταν παντρεύτηκε τον πρίγκιπα Τζορτζ, δούκα του Κεντ, η οποία έλαβε επίσης ως γαμήλιο δώρο μια Tiara Fringe από το City του Λονδίνου.

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Η τιάρα Fringe είχε ήδη φορεθεί από τη μεγαλύτερη κόρη, την πριγκίπισσα Όλγα, στον γάμο του πρίγκιπα Φιλίππου της Έσσης και της πριγκίπισσας Mafalda της Σαβοΐας το 1925.

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Ωστόσο, η Vladimir Fringe Tiara παρέμεινε στην πριγκίπισσα Ελένη, η οποία τη φορούσε για λαμπερές εκδηλώσεις στην Ελλάδα, καθώς παρέμεινε ενεργό μέλος της Ελληνικής Βασιλικής Οικογένειας μέχρι τον θάνατό της το 1957.

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Την Vladimir Fringe Tiara κληρονόμησε η εγγονή της, η κόμισσα Helene of Törring-Jettenbach, η οποία την είχε φορέσει τον προηγούμενο χρόνο για τον γάμο της με τον Αρχιδούκα Φερδινάνδο των Αψβούργων-Λωρραίνης.

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Η Αρχιδούκισσα Ελένη φορούσε την Τιάρα σε πολλές περιπτώσεις από τη δεκαετία του 1950 μέχρι σήμερα.

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Το 1990, η κόρη της Αρχιδούκισσας Ελένης, η Αρχιδούκισσα Σοφία των Αψβούργων-Λωρραίνης, φόρεσε την τιάρα Vladimir Fringe για τον γάμο της με τον Πρίγκιπα Mariano-Hugo von Windisch-Grätz στο Σάλτσμπουργκ.

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Πιο πρόσφατα, η Vladimir Fringe Tiara φορέθηκε από τη Sara Maya al-Askari για τον γάμο της με τον αρχιδούκα Maximilian των Αψβούργων-Λωρραίνης στη Ρώμη το 2005.

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Η τιάρα παραμένει στην Αρχιδούκισσα Ελένη, και καθώς τα εγγόνια της φτάνουν σε ηλικία γάμου, δεν θα αργήσει να δούμε ξανά την Τιάρα Diamond Fringe .

[fredheads]

Talked to me more about Fred sharing clothes... such as the family grey henley or the RHS tshirt he shared with FP and Alice back in school

i am so soft..... 

fred is a salt of the earth boy who will give you the shirt off his back and it is not just an expression!! many pieces of his wardrobe have gone out to other people who needed them more at some point in time. fp and alice had less clothing than him in general so it was common for either of them to realize they had two RHS athletics shirts in their room (they all looked the same!) and that one of them was fred’s they’d been wearing for awhile. they had many sleepovers/skinny dipping adventures etc that resulted in their shirts getting mixed up so eventually they were all just sharing! they also spent a lot of time out and about at night in the cool so fred was often lending out hoodies. though fred took a real liking to one hoodie of alice’s that she lent him once but alice wouldn’t let him keep it. fred had a shitload of hoodies/sweaters. alice also lent him a crop top or two in his slutty days and perhaps a pair of fishnets. fred also proudly loaned out his clothes to hermione so she could be seen around the school halls wearing them but hermione’s fashion sense did not really coexist with freds. then again hiram never lent her his clothes...  because fp had so few articles of clothing it was really special when fp lent fred a hoodie of his and even more so when he lent fred his letterman!! perhaps fred had a letterman of his own to give fp in return..... and if the baseball lettermans were made of a light windbreaker material and maybe even cropped?? so fp was wearing it as a crop top with his stomach out? none of my business ... and if fps letterman was visibly big on fred in return and they were just idiots wearing each others clothing.... powerful. or we can imagine that they fit fine i like both. 

there are multiple family grey henleys because archie keeps stretching them out when he puts them on over his muscular chest (also they come in 3 packs at walmart and the gap) and then fred just ends up giving them to him but now theyre stretched out enough that fp can pilfer them from archies drawers which he is not above doing when he runs out of freds clothes to steal. so most of them start freds and then move to archie and then to fp. not to say fp doesnt take them directly out of freds closet he does that too. and because fred does the laundry he has to just steal a bunch of them right out of the wash as retaliation even if they dont hang right on him anymore. also that family is full of klutzes so a bunch of them have big stains on the front and then they finally get recycled to rags for the cars in the garage. maybe fred aggressively bought an extra small once which barely fit him because he knew archie and fp wouldnt try to squeeze into it (yet.... he underestimates fps stubbornness). fred tried writing their names on the tags once but it didnt do anything but create fights. and dont get me started on socks in that household... its a free for all at this point. and sometimes archie comes down wearing fps jeans cuz all his were dirty. 

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

Space questions~

Taken from here:  https://sentencestarters-and-asks.tumblr.com/post/130290639605

Planets: Life

Mercury: What’s your full name? The one that matters? It's very personal, but the "Rae" my closest friends call me comes from RWT. (That's a bit of a secret and deeply meaningful name, so I'd rather not share that... publically, anyways. You're welcome to ask in dm if you'd like, and if I trust you, I'll tell you.) ~ "Zira" comes from ZiraShield, my gaming/etc tag. "Shadow" (+Zira, the Hebrew word for shadow) comes from waaay back when the Evanescence fanclub was around and my tagline was "MissingShadow", and when my Teen Titans forum site nickname was "RavensShadow". ~ “RHS” comes from "RavensHiddenSoul", my name on YouTube, dA, and probably some other things I've forgotten. ~ "Blue" comes as a reference to Blue Diamond because Just Trust Me, It's Very Relevant. ~ Birth name? I'm not comfortable sharing that online. (Even though dozens of people share my name in Ohio alone, apparently. Common first AND last name. It just doesn't mean anything Good to me.)

Venus: What’s your first language? Midwestern American English.

Earth: Where’s your home? ...you know, for the longest time I didn't feel my home WAS on Earth. The place where I feel more "at home" than anywhere isn't even on Earth, it's astral. My mindscape, places with my spirit guide and matron... Even where I am now, having been here for three years, it's no a home. Just a place where I can rest while in transition.

Mars: What’s your sexuality? Asexual, though only by a very rare show of technicality am I actually demigray pansexual.

Jupiter: Do you have any siblings? Dear heavens, so many... Okay, so! My older half-brother by mother (rarely seen), my younger full-sister, then parents got divorced and Dad met Stepmother who was pregnant from her prior marriage (hence my younger stepbrother that I've known since he was born), my stepmother and father had a daughter (my younger half-sister by father), and my mother had an eventful night with someone that resulted in my younger half-brother by mother. Whew.

I was raised with my two sisters and stepbrother, so they're the default ones I imagine when people ask about siblings.

Saturn: Any pets? Used to be a lot more! Right now I just have two chinchillas and four diamond doves (but diamond doves are so tiny, so they're all in one cage-- and the chins are in the same cage. Though all my pets are housed in Big Cages, even most of my betta were never in anything smaller than 3g....)

Uranus: What’s your hobby? ...I have so many of those, too... Writing is my favorite, particularly about my OCs or Raven-centric TT fanfics. And roleplaying, I absolutely love writing with someone else! I also love music, mostly singing but I'm also quite literally addicted to concerts, I love exploring new artists, I've written a few songs and I improvise very Unfinished Songs on my keyboard, but I mostly play with sheet music and improv because I can't play by ear for shit.

Neptune: When’s your birthday? March 30th

Pluto: What time is it right now where you are? 6:34pm

Moon: What are you currently studying/hope to study? Academically? Nothing! A big stinking heaping hunk of NOTHING! HA. Miss me with that student loan debt and a useless degree that doesn’t guarantee you the job you were promised. But as far as actual practice, I'm learning how to be a leader and a bu\siness ow/ner with with my org, so, you know. Studying from THEM, for sure. Also studying a lot of self-help and personal growth, learning how to Heal.

Stars: Experiences

Sun: Have you ever had alcohol? Yes, just a few times and very, very sporadically, but I can't say I'm a fan.

Sirius: Have you ever failed a class? I came very, very VERY close. I got a D- on one of my AP Physics progress reports. I don't do well with math, guys. Luckily my teacher understood that I grasped the science but just couldn't grasp the math, even after he'd tried coaching me through it and attending after-school study sessions and everything, but because he knew I was Trying and appreciated that, he gave me two extra credit projects and I brought my grade up to almost a C.

Rigel: Have you ever gone on a rollercoaster? Yes! I used to do a lot better on them, now even Dramamine doesn't hold the kinetosis back forever. /:S And I've been getting light-headed on them in recent years, so that's, uhh, concerning. But for the first few rides, I absolutely LOVE them! The sensation of FLIGHT, baby!!

Deneb: Have you ever been out of your home country? Closest I've gone was.... mmh, a tie between San Diego and Niagara Falls. Not QUITE, but I've been very close to the borders. I’ve been on both sides of the continent, though! And I’ve been to... probably 12 US States now?

Arcturus: Have you cried out of something other than sadness? Oh hell yes. Music and Steven Universe. (I think the first time I cried from happiness at SU was Jungle Moon? I was absolutely ECSTATIC at our first glimpse of Pink, you have no fucking idea.)

Betelgeuse: What’s something you can never forget about? the real answer seems to be things from past lives that i'd actually tried to permanently forget via magic and yet they still carried over into this life... But there's quite a lot from THIS life, too. My friends. My OCs. Raven's impact on my life and meeting Marv Wolfman. My familiars, Fizzy especially. The first time I realized my astral projections were So Different. Discovering the Nexus weirdness. The first time I opened up to a friend about The Real Reason I worked so hard to control my emotions, and the way he was so supportive and reassuring and wouldn't let me get down on myself. My mentors, even the first one who is all the way in Florida but told me before she moved that I was so much better than who my stepmother told me I was. Just... a lot of life-changing things, you know?

Aldebaran: What’s something you care desperately about? My friends and their well-being, safety, and happiness.

Canopus: Have you ever broken a bone? Not to my knowledge? Though I might've sprained my right ankle. I was too afraid of how my stepmother would react to tell someone when I hurt it, but it didn't hurt badly enough to think I had to. To this day, almost 20 years later, it still cracks and rolls a bit too easily for comfort.

Bellatrix: Have you ever been forced to lie/keep a secret? Nobody on the planet could FORCE me to lie. Secrets, however... I will loyally and stubbornly keep a secret of my own free will.

Alphard: Have you ever lost a friend? ...yes... Dear friends, many times. Largely due to them moving, sometimes due to reincarnation or whatever weirdness you want to ascribe to that.

Vega: What’s something you’ve done that you wish you hadn’t? ...I don't like questions like this. They take me to dark places. But... I wish I hadn't divorced myself so far from my own hopes and dreams and desires that, four or more years into trying to reconnect with myself, I still don't know what I'm Truly Feeling half the time. It was my coping mechanism, hell it was A SURVIVAL mechanism. But I wish I hadn't taught myself that The Only Way to Get Through Life is to Shut Off My Emotions Entirely.

Constellations: Favourites

Centaurus: Favourite holiday? Samhain, Halloween hands-down!~

Orion: Favourite month? Ooh.... a nice tie between October and February.

Cassiopeia: Favourite book? The New Teen Titans, as written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by George Perez! As far as novels though, maybe... Bruiser, by Neal Shusterman? Pretty much any novel Shusterman has put out in the past 10 years is eligible for this list.

Delphinus: Favourite study? Meditation and the occult.

Hercules: Favourite instrument? To play? Piano! To imagine myself playing (because I've never been able to try but have a Visceral Gut Instinct that I would LOVE it), the theramin!

Gemini: Favourite song? Right now I'm really stuck on Serene by Tarja! (I sang my heart out to it during my walk yesterday and a neighbor complimented my singing!)

Pegasus: Favourite place to be? All in all, the astral. But on Earth, probably the forest that first opened its heart to me.

Libra: Favourite colour? Deep, rich dark blue!

Phoenix: Favourite thing to wear? Cloaks and skirts. They make a damn good show when it's windy!

Aries: Favourite movie? I'm not much of a movie person, honestly... I love the first few Crow movies. Powder struck a chord. The Covenant was fun, but it has been over a decade since I watched it, so I’m not sure if I’d still enjoy it?

Cygnus: Favourite weather? Thunderstorms and cool breezy days.

Hydra: Favourite sound? The crowd at a concert singing along to a song you all know by heart. ~<3

Galaxies: Love/Friends

Milky Way: Who’s your oldest friend? My now-girlfriend, @banishedbandit

Andromeda: Do you consider yourself social? Not terribly, no. I can coast through a social situation and make for good conversation when I connect with someone, though.

Black Eye Galaxy: Do you believe in love at first sight? I don't. I believe in infatuation, admiration, appreciation, crushes, and lust at first sight. But “true” love doesn't happen just because of the way someone looks, or walks, or presents themselves. Love can only be achieved through knowing enough about them to love them for who they are, not what they look like.

Cartwheel Galaxy: When was your first kiss? Given a kiss outside the family, second grade. A friend walked by and pecked me on the cheek in the lunch room.

Cigar Galaxy: How’s your flirting skills? Depends on how comfortable I am with the present company. Among friends on a good day, I can have a wit sharp as a knife. But that's mostly the "flirty" kind of banter and such. With total strangers, I don't do "flirting", I do "trying to get to know you on a deep and sincere level". You have to unlock my playfulness like a level-up award.

Comet Galaxy: Have you ever had to leave a relationship because someone changed too much? Mhh, not romantically, no. But platonically, even familially, there are a lot of people I don't talk to anymore because I learned some very unsavory things about their bigotry.

Pinwheel Galaxy: Would you date the last person you talked to? Mmmmmmaybe? If they asked, maybe?

Sombrero Galaxy: Do you have a crush right now? Is my girlfriend a valid answer? Because I have like, a perpetual crush on her.

Bode’s Galaxy: Have you ever had a secret admirer? I had a feeling someone was crushing on me from afar, but I've never gotten any notes or any sort of admirational gestures.

Sunflower Galaxy: Would you date/make friends with someone out of pity? Hell no. My time and their time are both more valuable than that! I can make friends with someone I happen to feel pity for, but I won't try to maintain a relationship purely because they're pitiful.

Tadpole Galaxy: Would you deny a relationship/friendship? No? What good would that do? I'm proud of the people I've befriended, and if someone has a problem with one of my friends, that's their issue, and I am absolutely not going to feed into that.

Whirlpool Galaxy: Have you ever cried over a breakup? Nope.

Other stuff: Wishes

Comet: What’s your big dream? DM me for this one, because it's an entire fucking essay on its own! The tl;dr version goes like: Escaping Capitalist Hell, Healing Whatever Is Wrong With My Stomach, Free Time to Live my Life, Showering my Girlfriend and Friends with Love and Affection and Time, Huge Home, Space For Pets, an entire library, space to meditate, altars for my deities......... There's a lot I dream about, especially in recent years.

Asteroid: What does your dream life look like? See above; the Free Time Lifestyle IS my dream.

Meteor: What’s something you wish you could tell, but can’t? The story behind RWT? All the details of the Nexus? My past lives and identities? Just what it's like being an empath? Why I relate so hard to Raven? How much my friends mean to me? How much I love my girlfriend? Any kind of Emotional Expression would be Lovely but my brain has Blinders around the Pretty Phrasing for it, apparently???

Nebula: If you could undo one thing in your life, what would it be? ...I'm not sure how I could choose just one... Maybe, going to public school for as long as I did? If I could have gone to an online school earlier, I probably could've graduated earlier, and won more of my life back. Maybe even gotten a job, and gotten free from my stepmother earlier, and more permanently.

Shooting Star: If you could bring back one thing, what would it be? the answer to that is too Nexus and painful and I know it's not wise, but... There are two, really, but I don't think either of the Things I'd want to be bring back would want to COME back... a dearly beloved one i still get spasms of grief for, and a place long lost, and apparently happy to stay that way.

Pulsar: What do you hope to do in the next 10 years? GET FREE.

Supernova: What’s one thing you want to do before you die? Be a positive force in as many peoples' lives as I can. Do some GOOD in the world. And believe, well and truly, that I am a good person after all.

Quasar: If you could spend the rest of your life with only one person, who would it be? I can't fucking answer that, I would need at least Four!

Wormhole: What’s something you wish would happen, but know won’t? ...mmmh, Steven Universe continuing? Or the collapse of capitalism and the rise of climate-conscious policies OVERNIGHT!

Black Hole: What’s the last thing you want to see? I'm not sure. Something hopeful, maybe? I suppose I won't know until I get there.